These are great poles and STP offers a great price! This is the best carbon pole out there. I've used K2 composite poles and they are too flexible for my taste, so I replaced by BD carbon poles and I'm very happy! You can replace the baskets for BD powder baskets to ski a powder day and get back to the smaller baskets the next day. THe only thing I don't like is the pole straps, they are too bulky and even though the design is great I removed the straps because I can't use since they are too bulky and get in the way even when not in use, wish BD would use the same straps they have on the pure carbon adjustable poles.

Reviewed by Brian the Instructor from Winchester, VA on Wednesday, January 16, 2013

I purchased these poles for this season and have not been disappointed. They are sturdy and I really like the aggressive grip on them. I also really like how light weight they are (great for a long day ski instructing).